Walking onto the flightline, the hum of the generators is all you hear over the conversation between pilots and mechanics. The small battery on wheels powers a 49 ton aircraft and prepares KC-135 Stratotankers to fuel the mission across Europe and Africa.

Being away from friends, family and home can be difficult for deployed Airmen, no matter the location.
To help make deployments more bearable, the 100th Air Refueling Wing Wing Staff Agencies assemble care packages each month in order to send a piece of home to their deployed members.

KC-135 Stratotankers from the 100th Air Refueling Wing transported Airmen and supplies to Keflavik Air Base, Iceland, in support of NATO’s Icelandic Air Surveillance mission there, July 30- Aug. 23, 2018.

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright and his wife Tonya met with RAF Mildenhall Airmen during an immersion tour Aug. 2, 2018.
The 18th chief master sergeant of the Air Force observed and took part in a 100th Security Forces Squadron shoot-house demonstration and a Forward Area Refueling Point demonstration with the 352nd Special Operations Wing.

The room is silent and ominous. Blood is spattered on the wall, discarded weapons are scattered around the floor, and a body lies motionless in the corner. What sounds like a scene found from a crime drama, is in fact a training scenario.
Airmen from the 100th Security Forces Squadron Intelligence and Investigations conducted crime scene processing training with Air Force Office of Special Investigations Detachment 512 and 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs for the first time here, Aug. 1, 2018.

Whether it is driving a distinguished visitor around base or delivering equipment too heavy to fit in a sedan, Airmen from the 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron ensure the base is fully functional.
The ground transportation element’s mission it to provide quick, safe and cost-efficient transportation.

When then second lieutenant Heather Wilson joined the Air Force in 1985, her very first assignment was to the 3rd Air Force at RAF Mildenhall.
Now, as the Secretary of the Air Force, Wilson returned to RAF Mildenhall July 12 to learn about the new innovations the Airmen here have since created and to speak about the National Defense Strategy.
“It’s been 30 years since I’ve been at RAF Mildenhall, and seeing how much it has changed, I can see that driving innovation is still one our top priorities,” Wilson said.

Team Mildenhall Airmen have the opportunity to test their physical fitness skills with a new Alpha Warrior obstacle course, the ‘battle station,’ at the Northside Fitness Center.
The Alpha Warrior program is an initiative established by the Air Force Services Activity. The program is designed to enhance Airmen’s physical fitness.